2006 WORLD SERIES BY RENAULT SEASON

Contents

2006 World Series Car Specification

2006 Driver Lineup

2006 Calendar & Race Winners

Points System

2006 Standings

Drivers

Teams

References

2006 World Series Car Specification

'Chassis'

★ Dallara Carbon-Fibre Monocoque, Carbon-Fibre bodywork
'Engine'

★ 3.5 Litre Nissan V6

★ 425 Bhp

★ 24 Valve, 3498 cc

★ Maximum speed: 185 Mph (Approximately)

★ Prepared by Solution F and Renault Sport Technologies
'Gearbox'

★ Ricardo 6-speed semi-automatic gearbox with paddle gearshift
'Brakes'

★ Carbone Industrie 270mm x 28mm carbon discs

★ Brembo four-piston calipers
'Wheels & Tyres'

★ Michelin slick tyres

★ OZ 13-inch magnesium one-piece wheel
'Miscellaneous'

★ Wheelbase length: 3025mm

★ Fuel tank capacity: 80 Litres

★ Unloaded weight: 600 Kg

★ Minimum racing weight: 680 Kg
'Estimated Costs'

★ Full chassis: €130,000 + VAT

★ Engine lease: €20,000 per year
Note: Based on 2005 figures

2006 Driver Lineup

Car #	Driver	Team
1	Steven Kane	Epsilon Euskadi
2	Davide Valsecchi	Epsilon Euskadi
3	Pastor Maldonado	Draco Multiracing USA
4	Miloš Pavlović	Draco Multiracing USA
5	Robbie Kerr	KTR
6	Sean McIntosh	KTR
7	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin Motorsport
8	Adrian Zaugg	Carlin Motorsport
9	Tristan Gommendy	Pons Racing
10	James Rossiter	Pons Racing
11	Ben Hanley	Cram Competition
12	Pasquale di Sabatino	Cram Competition
14	Alvaro Barba	Jenzer Motorsport
15	Marco Barba	Jenzer Motorsport
16	Álvaro Parente	Victory Engineering
18	Hayanari Shimoda	Victory Engineering
19	Carlos Iaconelli	GD Racing
20	Miguel Molina	GD Racing
21	Eric Salignon	Interwetten.com
22	Andy Soucek	Interwetten.com
23	Richard Keen	Eurointernational
24	Marcos Martinez	Eurointernational
25	Borja Garcia	RC Motorsport
26	Bruce Jouanny	RC Motorsport
27	Alx Danielsson	Comtec Racing
28	Celso Miguez	Comtec Racing
29	Gregory Franchi	Prema Powerteam
30	Christian Montanari	Prema Powerteam
31	Patrick Pilet	Tech 1 Racing
32	Ryo Fukuda	Tech 1 Racing

Notes:

★ Jaap Van Lagen replaced Edwin Jowsey at Comtec Racing after the Zolder round

★ Mehdi Bennani replaced Pascal Kochem at Eurointernational after the Zolder round

★ Jason Tahinci replaced Mehdi Bennani at Eurointernational for Istanbul round only

★ Sebastian Vettel replaced Colin Fleming at Carlin Motorsport after Istanbul round

★ Carlos Iaconelli replaced Mehdi Bennani at Eurointernational after Istanbul round

★ Marco Bonanomi replaced Jerôme D'Ambrosio at Tech 1 Racing after Misano round

★ Miloš Pavlović replaced Enrico Toccacelo at Eurointernational after Misano round

★ Pasquale di Sabatino replaced Miloš Pavlović at Cram Competition after Misano round

★ Adrian Zaugg replaced the injured Sebastian Vettel at the Nurburgring round

★ Marcos Martinez replaced Carlos Iaconelli at Eurointernational after Spa-Francorchamps round

★ Carlos Iaconelli replaced Japp Van Lagen at Comtec Racing after Spa-Francorchamps round

★ Matteo Meneghello and Patrick Pilet both left GD Racing before the Nürburgring round, forcing the team to withdraw from the weekend because no replacements could be found in time

★ Celso Miguez left Pons Racing after Nürburgring round

★ Milos Pavlovic replaced Tomas Kostka at Draco Multiracing USA after Nürburgring round

★ Celso Miguez replaced Carlos Iaconelli at Comtec Racing after Nürburgring round

★ Carlos Iaconelli joined GD Racing before the Donington Park round

★ Marco Barba replaced Alessandro Bonetti at Jenzer Motorsport after Nürburgring round

★ Miguel Molina joined GD Racing before the Donington Park round

★ Patrick Pilet replaced Marco Bonanomi at Tech 1 Racing after the Nürburgring round

★ Richard Keen replaced Milos Pavlovic at Eurointernational after the Nürburgring round

2006 Calendar & Race Winners

Race	Location	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Zolder, Belgium	Zolder	April 29	Eric Salignon	Interwetten.com
2			April 30	Eric Salignon	Interwetten.com
3	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	May 28	Pastor Maldonado	Draco Multiracing USA
4	Istanbul, Turkey	Istanbul Park	June 17	Andy Soucek	Interwetten.com
5			June 18	Álvaro Parente	Victory Engineering
6	Misano, Italy	Circuito Internazionale di Misano	July 15	Sebastian Vettel	Carlin Motorsport
7			July 17	Sebastian Vettel	Carlin Motorsport
8	Spa, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	July 28	Pastor Maldonado	Draco Multiracing USA
9			July 29	Borja Garcia	RC Motorsport
10	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	August 5	Álvaro Parente	Victory Engineering
11			August 6	Christian Montanari	Prema Powerteam
12	Castle Donington, UK	Donington Park	September 9	Alx Danielsson	Comtec Racing
13			September 10	Alx Danielsson	Comtec Racing
14	Le Mans, France	Le Mans Bugatti Circuit	September 30	Alx Danielsson	Comtec Racing
15			October 1	Pastor Maldonado	Draco Multiracing USA
16	Barcelona, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	October 28	Alx Danielsson	Comtec Racing
17			October 29	Álvaro Parente	Victory Engineering

Note:

★ Pastor Maldonado originally won the first race at Misano, but was disqualified for a technical infringement. His team, Draco Multiracing USA, appealed the decision, but on January 24, 2007 the Italian National Court of Appeal for Motorsport upheld the original ruling. ^[1]

★ Borja Garcia originally won the second race at Spa, but was disqualified for a technical infringement. However, on October 27 a court decided to revoke the disqualification and returned the win and points to both the driver and the team. His team, RC Motorsport, did however receive a financial penalty for the infringement. ^[2]

Points System

The 'World Series by Renault' features two separate championships: One for drivers and one for teams. Like in Formula One, points scored by both drivers count towards the teams' total.
Points are awarded at the end of each race according to the following system:

Position	Points
1	15
2	12
3	10
4	8
5	6
6	5
7	4
8	3
9	2
10	1

In addition:

★ One point is awarded for Pole position for each race

★ One point is awarded for fastest lap for each race

2006 Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Points	Wins
1	Alx Danielsson	Comtec Racing	'112'	4
2	Borja Garcia	RC Motorsport	'107'	1
3	Pastor Maldonado	Draco Multiracing USA	'102'	3
4	Andy Soucek	Interwetten.com	'99'	1
5	Álvaro Parente	Victory Engineering	'94'	3
6	Sean McIntosh	KTR	'63'
7	Christian Montanari	Prema Powerteam	'58'	1
8	Ben Hanley	Cram Competition	'55'
9	Eric Salignon	Interwetten.com	'48'	2
10	Davide Valsecchi	Epsilon Euskadi	'43'
11	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin Motorsport	'41'
=	Miloš Pavlović	Draco Multiracing USA [1]	'41'
13	James Rossiter	Pons Racing	'33'
=	Adrian Zaugg	Carlin Motorsport	'33'
15	Sebastian Vettel	Carlin Motorsport	'28'	2
16	Ryo Fukuda	Tech 1 Racing	'25'
17	Robbie Kerr	KTR	'20'
18	Colin Fleming	Carlin Motorsport	'19'
19	Tristan Gommendy	Pons Racing	'16'
20	Steven Kane	Epsilon Euskadi	'15'
21	Patrick Pilet	Tech 1 Racing [3]	'14'
22	Franck Perera	Interwetten.com	'13'
23	Hayanari Shimoda	Victory Engineering	'12'
24	Celso Miguez	Comtec Racing [2]	'11'
25	Gregory Franchi	Prema Powerteam	'10'
26	Alvaro Barba	Jenzer Motorsport	'9'
=	Enrico Toccacelo	Eurointernational	'9'
28	Jaap Van Lagen	Comtec Racing	'8'
29	Bruce Jouanny	RC Motorsport	'7'
30	Tomas Kostka	Draco Multiracing USA	'5'
=	Marco Bonanomi	Tech 1 Racing	'5'
32	Miguel Molina	GD Racing	'1'

Notes:
[1] Miloš Pavlović drove for 3 teams - Cram Competition, Eurointernational and Draco Multiracing USA - during the 2006 season
[2] Celso Miguez drove for 2 teams - Pons Racing and Comtec Racing - during the 2006 season
[3] Patrick Pilet drove for 2 teams - GD Racing and Tech 1 Racing - during the 2006 season

Teams

Pos	Team	Points	Wins
1	Interwetten.com	'160'	3
2	Draco Multiracing USA	'132'	3
3	Comtec Racing	'130'	4
4	Carlin Motorsport	'121'	1
5	RC Motorsport	'116'	1
6	Victory Engineering	'106'	3
7	KTR	'83'
8	Prema Powerteam	'68'	1
9	Cram Competition	'62'	1
10	Epsilon Euskadi	'58'
11	Pons Racing	'50'
12	Tech 1 Racing	'40'
13	Eurointernational	'18'
14	Jenzer Motorsport	'9'
15	GD Racing	'5'

References

1. Danielsson finally confirmed as champion.
2. Garcia back on top after appeal win.